linking vmware in differnt domain
Here is what I have going on. Domain Achild domain 1 2 3 4 Domain BLocal intranet I didn't setup the vsphere but I am trying to link the 3 centers together. Domain A is a seperate forest from domain b...
View Articletook vcap5-dca exam today and had lab performace issues
For the most part the exam ran ok. I was very unimpressed with the performance of the lab environment. I can say that I had to skip two questions that I knew because the keyboard and mouse input would...
View ArticlevMotion and large VM memory configurations
Hello, Is there a special requirement for VMs with large memory configurations - besides the network connectivity for the vMotion pNIC(s)? I have a cluster with HA enabled only (no DRS). 1:1 ratio for...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 and Windows XP compatability
Hello all, I recently introduced an ESXi host into a customers environment and moved those physical servers on to it. One of these servers was a file server. I created a new VM running 2008 R2 and...
View ArticlePreparing for VCP 510 Exam - self study guide?
I've been preparing to take the VCP 510 exam. Took a VCIS training for Global Knowledge, but both instructor and Lab work has been a complete disaster. With no prior experience with VMware exams I'm...
View ArticleRunning VMs from newer ESXi hosts on older ESXi hosts ?
Folks,Just wondering what is the situation with running VMs created on new versions of ESXi on older hosts.Example - If I have a host running 5.1 and running software to replicate to a box running 4.1,...
View ArticleVDP failing on Server 2012 w/ MS's dedupe
I just started trying to use VDP and the first server I added is my user data server which is a Server 2012 with Microsofts Dedupe. VDP isn't having any of it. Does this mean I'm going to have to go...
View ArticleChild VMs time zone changed automatically with local machine time zone
Hi Team,we have configured CST time zone on Parent VMs & but on child VMs/Guest VMs time zone automatically changed to Local machine timin i.e IST. Please let us know,we want to configured the CST...
View ArticleIf my External Network VLAN, does my VCNI pool have to have that VLAN specified?
External Network runs on a portgroup with VLAN ID= X. If I use a VCNI Pool to create internal networks that will go out through that network, even if through an edge gateway, do they have to specify...
View ArticleOSP tools on RHEL6 / CentOS 6 update breakage
Hi, I suspect this is a yum bug, introduced in RHEL6. This works fine on RHEL5 btw.Have installed vmware tools and all kmods 9.0.1 from here:Index of /45848/tools/esx Update is from 5.1p01/ to 5.1u1/...
View ArticleClient WAN latency
Does anyone know what the acceptable WAN latency should be at the client site? I found documentation on vCD 1.5 at 20ms but I'm not sure that is still the case with 5.1(can't find it) For example the...
View ArticleSNMP
Is it possible to monitor a vshield edge appliance with snmp? Traffic on the NIC's. So we can include it in our monitoring software.
View ArticleDid I find an API bug? : Adding multiple disks soap error
I am able to add the disks linearly like below: my $vmSpec = VirtualMachineConfigSpec->new(deviceChange => [$devSpecs[0]]); $vmView->ReconfigVM(spec => $vmSpec); my $vmSpec =...
View ArticlevShield Edge ipsec tunnel failover
Hi, Does vShield Edge support alternate IPs for VPN links. E.G. I have an Edge device with a VPN link to a "local" firewall that has two WAN interfaces, primary and failover. The tunnel is currently...
View ArticleSimple way to test end to end pcoip connectivity
Hi, we are coming across certain situations where users cannot connect to their View desktops via PCoiP protocol. We can connect externally through security server in most cases, so we are confident...
View ArticleRol para solo crear maquinas virtuales
Hola, Estoy intentando crear un rol para diferentes usuarios que solo deje crear maquinas virtuales en un host esxi 5.0.Le pongo los permisos que en teoria necesita pero no me deja crear maquinas y si...
View ArticleCase insensitive search for VM by name
I found sample code in the communities, but it appears that the searches are case sensitive. We need help modifying the script to make it case insensitive. var vms =...
View ArticleVMware Fusion 5.0.3 + Mac OS X 10.8.4 + late 2009 iMac + ? => occasional hang?
I have an iMac, late 2009, with a Core i7 & ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB graphics. In the past few days, I've had two cases where my system hung after the display had gone to sleep (but before the...
View ArticleCPU MHz Distribution
Sorry, this is a stupid question but I'm just trying to wrap my head around CPU MHz distribution, and by that I mean, how much processing power is a virtual machine able to draw, given that there are...
View ArticleIntel-VT Features and VMware Support of those Features?
Hello Everyone, Intel published a helpful article in 2010 about the various virtualization technology (Intel VT) features offered, and which processor families supported those individual...
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